Situated in Western Europe, France is the second-largest country on the continent, with an area (including the island of Corsica) of 547,030 sq km (211,209 sq mi). Comparatively, the area occupied by France is slightly less than twice the size of the state of Colorado. It extends 962 km (598 mi) N–S and 950 km (590 mi) E–W. France is bounded on the N by the North Sea and Belgium, on the NE by Luxembourg and Germany, on the E by Switzerland and Italy, on the S by the Mediterranean Sea, on the SW by Andorra and Spain, on the W by the Bay of Biscay and the Atlantic Ocean, and on the NW by the English Channel, with a total boundary length of 6,316 km (3,925 mi), of which 3,427 km (2,130 mi) is coastline.

France is a Left Hand Drive country and a part of European Union.

France has long been the crossroads of trade, travel, and invasion. “La belle France” has a remarkably diverse landscape, ranging from the broad plain that covers most of northern and western France to the snow clad mountains — the Pyrénées in the south, the Massif Central in the southeast, and the Alps in the east — and then to its network of rivers — the Rhône in the south, the Loire and Garonne in the west, and the Seine in the north. The hills of France sprout world-famous vineyards, her forests blanket one‑fifth of her land, and her valleys bloom with flowers that produce her equally famous perfumes. Each region of the country boasts a distinctive cuisine contributing to a gastronomic mosaic of legendary repute.

France has the world’s fourth largest industrial economy, with an annual GDP about one‑fifth that of the United States. The disposable income of France’s 60 million population averages around $20,000 per capita, and memberships in the G‑7, European Union, World Trade Organization, and OECD confirm the status of France as a leading economic player in the world.

France Transportation

France has an excellent system of highways providing easy access to Belgium (3 hours), Germany (5 hours), and the Riviera (8–10 hours from Paris). Tolls are high on major roads. Heavy traffic on weekends and during holidays can cause considerable inconvenience. Secondary, two‑lane roads, passing through the centers of small towns, are often more picturesque and interesting. The roads are well marked and detailed maps are readily available.

Importing a car in France

The immatriculation is a vehicle’s registration. The details of a vehicle’s registration are carried in the Carte Grise (grey card).

Before being able to register a foreign vehicle in France and receive the Carte Grise registration document, the vehicle must conform to the French road standards. The simplicity of the process can vary depending on the make, age and country of origin of the vehicle. Below are the basics of the process that can be expected.

The process is different (and can be simpler) for classic and collectable vehicles; it can be far more complicated for modified vehicles. Please enquire at the Préfecture.

Using a Foreign Car in France

It is not obligatory to register a foreign vehicle in France unless the owner is resident in France. A resident is someone who is domiciled in France for more than six months (183 days) per year, or who is employed in France.

EU legislation

Under EU law, a private vehicle may be temporarily imported and used on French roads for up to six months in any 12 months. The vehicle must be re-registered in France if it is owned and used by a resident of France.

It is against the law for the resident of an EU country, while in that country, to drive any vehicle registered in another EU country. So a person who is a resident of France may only drive a French-registered car while they are in France (with the exception of cross-border workers).

An EU-registered vehicle must satisfy the legal roadworthiness requirements of its country of registration to be legal to drive elsewhere in the EU.

Vehicles from the European Union

No duty is payable on a used vehicle imported for personal use, provided that VAT has been paid in the EU country where it was bought and it has belonged to the registered owner for over six months and driven 6,000 Km prior to entry into France.

For a new vehicle bought in another EU member state, the TVA must be paid in France unless the French Fiscal Services are provided with the original receipt stating that VAT has been paid and, and you have proof of a valid foreign registration of the vehicle.

Take the vehicle’s original registration documents and receipt of sale to the Centre des Impots. You will be issued with a fiscal certificate or tax clearance form. In some instances, there are customs and Tax charges payable, depending on the age/mileage of the car.

Request an attestation de conformité (certificate of conformity) from the vehicle manufacturer or a certified representative. This identifies that the vehicle is of a recognised type in France or in the European Union.Note: If the vehicle has a recently-issued registration document which states the type approval number, a certificate of conformity may not required

If the car is more than four years old it will need to go through a côntrole technique, the French roadworthiness test; this must have occurred less than six months previously (two months if a contre-visite or re-test is required). Roadworthiness certificates from other countries are not acceptable as an alternative – the car must go through a French côntrole technique.

Apply to the motor registration department at the Préfecture or Sous-Préfecture for a demande d’immatriculation(Cerfa form n°10672). This initiates the process of registration. A dossier will be opened.

Copy of the attestation de conformité (issued by the manufacturer or their agent)

A copy of the certificate of purchase and customs clearance certificate (issued by the Centre des Impots)

Côntrole technique certificate if required

There is a fee due based on the CV engine power of the vehicle.

Documents should be sent to the Service des Mines or DRIRE which verifies that the vehicle: make, year and chassis number correspond to French homologation standards, La fiche d’homologation. This process can take two or three weeks.

If all goes well, you will be notified when you should return to the Préfecture or Sous-Préfecture, where your registration document, the Carte Grise and new registration number will be issued. All that remains is to have new number plates (plaques d’immatriculation) made and fitted.

See the website of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs for more: Click here (in French)

Vehicle From a Non-European Union Country

Take the vehicle’s original registration documents and receipt of sale to the Centre des Impots. You will be issued with a fiscal certificate or tax clearance form. There are customs and tax charges payable, depending on the age/mileage of the car. You will be issued with certificat de dédouanement 846A

Apply to the motor registration department at the local Préfecture or Sous-Préfecture for a demande d’immatriculation. This initiates the process of registration. A dossier will be opened.

Copy of the attestation de conformité (issued by the manufacturer or their agent)

A copy of the certificate of purchase and customs clearance certificate (issued by the Centre des Impots)

French Côntrole technique certificate if the car is more than four years old; this must have occurred less than six months previously (two months if a contre-visite or re-test is required).

The applicant will have to complete a déclaration de mise en circulation and a form for additional information about the vehicle. Your dossier will be sent to the DRIRE, which will send notification by mail when to present the vehicle for examination at the DRIRE testing centre.

If it passes the test, DRIRE will issue a statement of approval. Take this and the other documents to the local Préfecture or Sous-Préfecture, which will release the Carte Griseand new registration number. All that remains is to have new number plates made and fitted.

See the website of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs for more: Click here (in French)

The DRIRE

Go in person to the Service des Mines (also known DRIRE)

To find a local DRIRE office: Click hereand refer to the country map on the right, once the local DRIRE website opens, select “véhicules” on the left menu

A copy of the certificate of purchase and customs clearance certificate (issued by the Centre des Impots)

Driving licence

Cheque book to pay the fee

The vehicle will be inspected and verified that the make, year and chassis number correspond to French homologation standards, la fiche d’homologation. This process can take two or three weeks. If your car conforms to these standards, there will be a fee to pay, varying on the vehicle.

Note: Even if the vehicle is homogene, there are certain things that may need changing because, for example the engine you have does not have the same number as the one in the French homologation fiche, or the optics are not the same. You may, therefore, be required to have the changes made and to take your vehicle back to the Service des Mines to be re-inspected and approved. You will be permitted to drive your vehicle in the interim.

Écotaxe for High Emissions Vehicles

From January 2008 a penalty tax (écotaxe) is due on any car with high emissions – over 160 grams of CO2 per Kilometre. It is a one-off payment and applies to the following:

Any new vehicle registered in France from 1 January 2008,

Any used, privately owned vehicle imported and registered in France from 1 January 2008. Note: In this case – a vehicle bought and registered abroad and then imported into France – the amount of tax reduced is reduced by 10 percent for each year from the date of first registration

The écotaxe penalty is paid at the point of first registration of a new vehicle and applies to emissions as follows:

€200 for vehicles with emissions from 161 to 165 grams of CO2 per Kilometre

€750 for vehicles with emissions from 166 to 200 grams of CO2 per Kilometre

€1,600 for vehicles with emissions from 201 to 250 grams of CO2 per Kilometre

€2,600 for vehicles with emissions over 250 grams of CO2 per Kilometre

ADEME (Agence de l’Environment et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie) provides comprehensive information on vehicles and their emissions (in French) with calculation tables and reference information.

For a full list of CO² emissions per vehicle make and model: Click here (in French)

To Obtain a Certificate (Certificate de conformité/COC)

Note: It might not be possible to issue any Right Hand Drive vehicle built before April 1997 with a Certificate of Conformity. Vehicles before this date and back to August 1978 can instead be issued with a National Type Approval Certificate.

Audi/Volkswagen Tel: 03 23 73 81 77 Call to obtain a form and return it with registration documents and payment.

All trucks made specifically for the purpose of transporting highly radioactive materials are subject to a 5.3 percent CET.

EU’s Single Internal Market (“EC-92”) and the Type-Approval Directive

The EU’s single internal market became official on January 1, 1993. Part of the “EC-92” effort includes the initiative to remove technical barriers to the free movement of products within the EU. The program’s greatest impact on the automotive sector has been in the area of standards. The EU Commission has attempted to harmonize automotive technical and environmental standards between the member states. EU legislation also covers noise and particulate emissions, as well as safety. For example, as of January 1, 1993, all motor vehicles in the EU must have a catalytic converter.

In addition, the EU’s type-approval directive (EU Council Directive 92/53) eliminates the need for national type-approval requirements by establishing one set of rules for automobiles and their parts throughout the EU. This directive aims to clarify the type-approval procedure for motor vehicles, separate technical units (i.e., trailers), and components. It simplifies the documentation, designates the type-approval number on a separate technical unit as certification of conformity, and defines vehicles, separate technical unit(s), and component(s). Certificates of conformity, as specified in Annex IX of EU Directive 92/53, will be required in order for an automobile to enter into service. For component approvals, an approval issued under relevant regulations of the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is recognized as equivalent to an approval granted under comparable EU legislation.

In March 1992, the EU Council formally adopted the few remaining pieces of component-related legislation necessary to make whole-vehicle type approval a reality for passenger cars. In June 1992, EU member state officials approved the adoption of EU legislation creating a single system for certifying that passenger cars meet safety and other technical requirements. The legislation established a EU type-approval system to replace the twelve member state national schemes.

In 1996, the EU type-approval system became mandatory. Vehicles with EU type-approval can be marketed anywhere in the Community. Therefore, a vehicle need only receive type-approval certification in one EU country to be accepted in all other member countries. To receive type-approval, products may either be brought to a testing facility or manufacturers may opt to maintain their own approved, on-site equipment. Nevertheless, U.S.-and EU-origin automobiles must still be certified to this single set of rules by an authorized member state agency. A similar system was adopted for type-approval of two and three wheeled vehicles, and became effective on January 1, 1994. Should you need further information or would like to obtain these addresses, please contact the Department of Commerce: European Union Affairs Office at (202) 482-5279.

Value-added taxes (VAT)

As part of the establishment of the single internal market, the EU member states have also begun to harmonize their VAT rates into a narrow band of approximately 15 percent. Until that time, VAT rates are country-specific, and in some cases, sector-specific; the rates fluctuate between standard, reduced and luxury VAT rates. However, standard VAT rates are generally applied to vehicles throughout the EU. EU VAT rates currently range from 15 to 25 percent. VAT rates for each EU member are listed below:

VAT Rates

Country

VAT

Country

VAT

Country

VAT

Austria

20%

Greece

18%

Poland

22%

Belgium

21%

Hungary

25%

Portugal

19%

Cyprus

15%

Ireland

21%

Slovakia

19%

Czech Republic

19%

Italy

20%

Slovenia

20%

Denmark

25%

Latvia

18%

Spain

16%

Estonia

18%

Lithuania

18%

Sweden

25%

Finland

22%

Luxembourg

15%

United Kingdom

17.5%

France

19.6%

Malta

18%

Germany

16%

Netherlands

19%

Information for private individuals – Importing a Private Vehicle from Thailand into France and French Dependencies as Martinique, Guadeloupe, Reunion

motor cars principally designed for the transport of persons (including station wagons, house trailers, motor homes, trailers and semi-trailers),

motorcycles (including mopeds), that are subject to licensing formalities and imported by an individual for his or her private use.

For other types of vehicles (motor cars principally designed for the transport of goods – such as pick-up trucks -, special purpose motor vehicles, vintage cars, etc…) other rules and regulations apply.

I. Normal clearance procedure

Subject to the exemptions listed under II, III and IV below, foreign made vehicles imported into France (i.e. non-European Community), whether new or used, attract Customs duties, depending on the origin of the vehicles, and, all vehicles imported into the country, irrespective of their origin, are liable to value added tax (VAT) at the uniform applicable rate of 19.6%.

The following countries are members of the European Community/Union:

Austria (excluding Liechtenstein), Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark (excluding the Faroe Islands and Greenland), Estonia, Finland, France (including Monaco and the Overseas departments of Guadeloupe, Guiana, Martinique and la Réunion, but excluding Andorra, the Overseas territories of French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis & Futuna, as well as the territorial collectivities of Mayotte and Saint Pierre & Miquelon), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy (excluding San Marino and the Vatican City), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (excluding Ceuta & Melilla and the Canary Islands), Sweden, the UK (including the Isle of Man but excluding the Channel Islands and the British Dependent Territories).

When the vehicle is imported directly into France from Thailand, Customs duties and VAT will be collected at the port of entry by the French Customs & Excise Service.

When the vehicle is shipped to France via another Member State of the European Union:

Customs duties (levied at a uniform rate throughout the European Community) will have been paid at the port of entry into that State: only VAT will, therefore, have to be paid in France. It will not be collected by Customs but by the French Internal Revenue Service, the local tax collector (“receveur des impôts” );

the vehicle will have moved to France from the port of entry in-bond (under the external Community transit procedure, i.e. under cover of a “T1” declaration), in which case, both Customs duties and VAT will have to be paid when the vehicle is cleared with the French Customs & Excise Service.

Applicable rates

Origin of the vehicle (1)

Origin of the vehicle (1)

Duties/ Taxes

A country tied to the EC by a trade agreement

A country which is not tied to the EC by a trade agreement (2)

Assessment

Customs duty

Free or reduced duty rate, depending on the provisions of the agreement

The value of the imported vehicle (3), duty excluded, plus , where applicable, the cost of transport and insurance to the place of introduction into the EC and the value of any equipment, material or component incorporated in the vehicle

VAT

19.6%

19.6%

The value of the imported vehicle (3), duty and tax excluded, plus, where applicable, Customs duty and incidental costs

(1) country where the vehicle was made. Note: if the vehicle was manufactured in the EC but had been previously exported to a third (non-EC) country, it is deemed, when re-imported, to have been made in that third country, and is therefore subject to the applicable duty rate;

(2) such as Thailand, Canada or the US;

(3) the value, duty and tax excluded, is assessed as follows:

you have a commercial invoice: the value will be the “transaction value” tax excluded, mentioned on that invoice, provided it is the price actually paid for the vehicle. For a secondhand vehicle, the invoice must be replaced by a seller’s certificate showing the actual purchase price and signed by the present owner;

you have no commercial invoice nor seller’s certificate: the value will be assessed:

either in conformity with standard values for new and used cars available in publications equivalent to the Blue Book in the US (Argus; Red Book; Sport Auto; Caravane-Camping-car; Officiel du Cycle et du Motocycle, etc…) if your vehicle is not sold in France or with the French Argus if the car is sold in France; or, failing that, by reference to the manufacturer’s selling price of your vehicle or of similar vehicles.

Customs may deduct from this assessed value certain amounts – variable according to the type of vehicle and the publication used as the reference – to take into consideration the depreciation of the vehicle.

How to process your import through Customs?

You will need to submit to Customs at the French port of entry the following documents:

foreign (i.e. Canadian or US) registration of the vehicle;

a commercial invoice, where applicable;

a T1 declaration (consisting of copies #4, 5 and 7 of the single administrative document – or SAD) where the vehicle has been imported through another Member State of the EU and has been sent in-bond to a French port of entry; this declaration must be submitted, in principle, to the French Customs office “of destination” entered in box #53 of the declaration, and always within the time limit prescribed by the Customs office “of departure” (in the other Member State of the EU); note that in-bond transit in the EU under a T1 declaration is usually covered by a guarantee;

where the vehicle is imported directly from the country where it was manufactured and if this country has concluded a trade agreement with the EC, a movement certificate EUR.1, so that you may be eligible for the free or reduced duty rates as defined in the agreement.

After clearing Customs, you will be handed a copy of the import declaration, a receipt, as well as a customs entry certificate (“certificat de dédouanement”) #846 A.

WARNING

Once the vehicle has been cleared through Customs, you are under a strict obligation to apply for its registration under a French domestic license plate. You should complete this formality without delay and, in any case, within 4 months of importing the vehicle into France.

You should get in touch with your local “préfecture” for more information. But bear in mind that you will not be issued a French license plate unless:– you submit the customs entry certificate #846 A or, if you have paid Value Added Tax to the French Internal Revenue Service (“Direction Générale des Impôts”), a certificate of intra-Community acquisition (“certificat d’acquisition”) issued by the local tax collector;

– you have the vehicle’s conformity to French safety and environment standards checked by the local “direction régionale de l’industrie, de la recherche et de l’environnement” (DRIRE). Almost all vehicles purchased outside France are not manufactured to comply with French standards and will require modifications, sometimes of an expensive nature. You are particularly advised, prior to shipping the vehicle to France, to check with the manufacturer in Canada or the US the kinds of modifications that will be required to bring the vehicle in conformity with French standards. Nonconforming vehicles must be exported. After the expiration of the 4-month time limit, they may not be driven in France with the foreign license plates.

For more information on the changes you will have to undertake you can contact one of the DRIRE (addresses on the website: www.drire.gouv.fr)

Failure to comply may result in severe penalties.

II. Special clearance procedure for those moving house

If you move house to France on a permanent basis (as distinct from a seasonal resident) and you had been living outside the European Union for the last 12 months prior to your arrival in (or return to) France, you may import your vehicle free of duty and VAT, provided you meet the following conditions:

it is not a commercial or industrial vehicle;

you have been the actual owner it for at least 6 months prior to exporting it to France;

you have paid all applicable internal taxes in Canada or the US when purchasing it (which normally excludes cars owned by diplomats, for instance, unless they prove that they have paid those taxes);

the vehicle is specified in the comprehensive list in duplicate, signed and dated, of all the goods you are moving to France, with the identification of its value, make, model and serial number, where applicable.

How to proceed?

You must submit to Customs at the port of entry:

the above-mentioned list in duplicate of all the goods imported into France (in one or more shipments) as part of your moving;

any justification that you have been a permanent resident of a third (i.e. non-EC) country, such as Canada or the US, for the last 12 months, and that you are establishing residency in France.

Note: vehicles once registered with a French domestic license plate and exported when moving abroad may be returned duty and tax free when you move back to France on a permanent basis.

When the vehicle is cleared in Customs, you will receive:

a copy of the list endorsed by Customs;

a customs entry certificate (“certificat de dédouanement”) #846 A.

WARNING

1. You may not sell or rent or otherwise dispose of the duty and tax exempted vehicle within 12 months after import;

2. Your vehicle is subject to registration at the local “préfecture” under a French domestic license plate and to conformity checks by the local “DRIRE” in the same conditions as those described under I above.

III. Special clearance procedure for tourists

If you are a Canadian or US resident and you are visiting the European Union as a tourist, you may temporarily import a private vehicle duty and tax free.

Who qualifies as a tourist under French Customs law?

Anyone who does not stay in the European Union more than 185 days in one calendar year and who does not enter the EU with a view to immigrating or to finding a paid job, even on a short-term basis.

What kind of vehicles may be temporarily imported by tourists?

Tourists are allowed to import the following vehicles (not more than one in each category):

Tourists may drive with their own Canadian or US license plates and with their own personal driver’s licenses, provided they comply with the driving minimum age requirement in France of 18 and they have a valid insurance. Those vehicles do not have to meet the French safety and environment standards.

What conditions apply to vehicles imported temporarily by tourists?

they cannot be used by French residents;

they must be for your personal use and should in no way be sold, rented or otherwise disposed of in France;

temporary admission is granted for a period of six months starting from your arrival in the EU;

all such vehicles must be exported when the six-month time limit has expired.

Note: repairs carried out on the vehicle in France are liable to VAT (non-refundable).

IV. Other special clearance procedures

They are available to trainees, interns, individuals sent on secondment as well as to students in French schools and colleges.

One vehicle only may be temporarily imported duty and tax free, at the following conditions:

it must have been subject, in Canada or the US, to the applicable domestic taxation (i.e. regularly licensed in those countries); it should be only for your personal use during your stay in France; it should not be sold, rented or otherwise disposed of in France;

you should hold a Canadian or US driver’s license (and be at least 18 years old) and a valid Canadian or US insurance.

The vehicle does not have to comply with the French safety and environment standards.

The temporary admission is granted for a maximum period of twelve months (trainee, interns, seconded individuals) and for the entire duration of the studies (school or college). The application must be documented with Customs at the port of entry with the temporary employment contract, the letter of acceptance of the internship, the certificate of enrollment at school or college, where applicable.

Note: Customs will usually require the posting of a bond or another security.

Martinique is not a part of CARICOM Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM):

Member states: Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas (member of the Community, not the Common Market), Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago; associate members: B.V.I. and the Turks and Caicos;

On June 30, 1993, most member states reduced the automobile tariff from 45 percent to 35 percent. The Bahamas, Montserrat, St Kitts-Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda did not adopt the tariff reduction. The Community were supposed to reduce this rate to 20 percent by 1998, with truck tariffs remaining at 10 percent. It is unclear which members actually adopted this change. Belize will implement all tariff reductions two years behind other members, and the Bahamas will continue to maintain its own tariff schedule of 50 percent for automobiles. Customs surcharges, stamp taxes, and consumption taxes vary between countries, but most fall within the 40 to 100 percent range. For the most up to date information please contact the customs office of each individual country.

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